Spring-frame supporting bracket



9" 1950 H. G. WICKMAN 2,530,640

SPRING-FRAME SUPPORTING BRACKET Filed Sept. l4, 1945 1 N V EN TOR. W,Howazd GT h/zbkman.

Patented Nov. 21, 1950 UNITED STATES OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to childrens cribs and more particularly to theprovision of improved means for supporting a spring-frame in such acrib.

It is the general object of my invention to provide an improvedspring-frame supporting bracket which may be easily and economicallymanufactured and which embodies effective means to firmly support thespring-frame and to prevent either longitudinal or lateral displacementthereof.

My invention further relates to arrangements and combinations of partswhich will be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out inthe appended claim.

A preferred form of the invention is shown in the drawings, in WhichFig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved bracket, together withassociated crib and springframe parts;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation, looking in the direction of the arrow 2 inFig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is an end view, looking in the direction of the arrow 3 in Fig.1.

Referring to the drawings, I have shown my improved spring-framesupporting bracket 13 mounted on a post P forming part of a crib andassociated with a spring-frame F.

The bracket B is preferably formed from a single piece of relativelyheavy sheet steel by pressing and bending operations and comprises anattaching portion l0 and a spring-frame engaging portion H. The portionll extends at right angles to the attaching portion l0 and is deeplynotched to provide a pair of upwardly projecting fingers 12. Theattaching portion l0 may be firmly secured to the post P in anyconvenient manner, as by bolts or screws M.

The spring-frame F is shown as comprising end frame members 20 and sideframe members 2|, which members 20 and 2| are preferably in the form ofangle irons rigidly secured together at the frame corners by rivets 22.

As clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the downwardly extending flange ofthe end frame member 20 is disposed between the fingers l2 and is firmlyseated against the bottom of the notch separating said fingers. Thespring-frame F is thus firmly supported and is securely held fromlongitudinal displacement.

The fingers l2 are preferably bent outward at a slight angle as shown inFig. 2 and engage the inner vertical surface of the upright flange of aside spring-frame member 2 l. Such engagement by the fingers of anopposite pair of brackets B firmly prevents transverse or lateraldisplacement of the spring-frame.

The spring-frame is thus effectively supported and firmly held fromeither longitudinal or lateral displacement at each of its four corners.

The bracket B may also have a slotted flange or shelf 30 xtendinghorizontally from the upper end of the attaching portion [0. A crib siderail R. (Fig. 2) may be supported on the flange 3E! and may be securedthereto by a bolt 32. If the bracket is on that side of the crib havingthe drop side, the flange 30 may be omitted.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do notwish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than asset forth in the claim, but what I claim is:

In the combination of a crib spring frame having end and side memberswith downwardly projecting vertical flanges, and supporting brackets forsaid spring frame, that improvement which consists in providing aone-piece sheet-metal bracket having an attaching portion and having anangularly-disposed and laterally-offset portion which directly receivesand supports one of said frame end members, said laterally-offsetportion having a deep notch which forms spaced upstanding fingersadapted to receive the vertical flange of the supported frame end memberand to thereby prevent longitudinal displacement of said frame, and oneof said upstanding fingers substantially engaging the inner face of thevertical flange of one of said frame side members and thereby preventinglateral displacement of said crib spring frame toward said finger.

HOWARD G. WICKMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Num er Name Date 533,482 Montgomery Feb. 5, 18951,543,839 Gale Jan. 23, 1924 2,399,358 Kroll Apr. 30, 1946

